As much as I agree with what you said, as much of a Morrissey fan I am, and as little as I know about british politics, it’s still just irritating to see him go out of his way to make a statement about her after she is dead. It just seems useless and obnoxious.

You know how the elderly are obsessed with hating kids skateboarding on the sidewalk? It seems elderly moz has found his equivalent.

Not going for a challenge here, just asking honestly: With all the crazy internets the youth is so into, everyone can hear or discover any artist at any moment. That being said, if everyone has the capability to discover any artist at anytime, can anyone really be proud of themselves for “discovering” someone? why would it be frustrating that someone blows up?

seriously. that performance was nuts.

Dig it.

Moz, you gotta relax before you get an…. ulcer……

So does any rock band that is successful enough to play a stadium qualify as a stadium rock? Does the title say something negative about the band? I’m confused on that.

That aside, its not like Carney went out of his way to make a statement. He was approached by TMZ (paparazzii who always want a scoop). He just answered the guys question, who probably asked him a question to lead to an obvious story. It sounds like, really, Carney was being his unfiltered self and giving his funny opinion.

he probably should’ve let JB’s twitter comment alone though…

I think there is a simple answer to this.

We really can separate his personal problems from his art. Do you like his songs? Are his songs violent or encouraging of it? These are the only relevant questions when it comes to his music.

Lets look at the reality that we know of Pitts situation. The dude locked himself in the bathroom, threatening to hurt himself before he beat up his girlfriend. He clearly has trouble controlling himself. We don’t know how much remorse he does or doesn’t have. We can never know what really went into his actions. It’s also none of our business.

If we listen to Nirvana or Elliott Smith, does that mean we are promoting suicide? I don’t think so. I also am not a huge fan of surfer blood, but that has little to do with his personal problems.

anyone still dig Michael Jackson? dude was shady too

As interesting as these bands may be, the masses clearly make their decision. Most people don’t care about thinking beyond the hook. The trick is to get people intstantaneously bobbing their heads and singing along to lyrics that also have a deeper meaning. That way you grab everyone, whether they care to dive into the complexity of the music or not.

It’s sad to say, but these other more interesting bands haven’t accomplished that. Although, every now and then some bands do accomplish this balance of artistic integrity and commercial success, like radiohead or interpol. Still it should come to no suprise to anyone that the hooky bands have their moment of sunshine and commercial success. The way I see it, commercial success and artistic integrity are two seperate things, which can work together, but most of the time they don’t.